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Rhett Butler is the founder and CEO of Mongabay. He also servers as managing editor.

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Rainforests: the year in review 2017

New Rainforest Alliance head: technology could improve commodity certification

10 facts about forests for International Forest Day

Despite population revision, Sumatran orangutans still ‘on the road to extinction’

Mato Grosso leading the fight against climate change and deforestation (commentary)

Perverse outcomes: Can conservation aid spur deforestation?

Humans torched Madagascar’s forests 1,000 years ago, driving mass extinction

Scientists discover ‘friendly cartoon ghost’ octopod in deep ocean off Hawaii

China’s log imports fall sharply

DiCaprio calls for climate action in Oscar speech

For Leap Day, 35 pictures of frogs

Oil palm plantations need to protect orangutans (commentary)

Zika virus and climate change

With haze threatening return, Indonesian forestry giant pushes peatlands restoration model

Fighting climate change means protecting forests and wildlife

Rainforest Alliance hires Global Forest Watch head as President

Potential crisis in Sabah’s amazing Kinabatangan rainforest

Indonesia appoints conservationist to save country’s declining peatlands

Palm oil co suspends forest conversion to comply with Wilmar’s zero deforestation policy

“Two-faced” cougar raises questions

What’s ahead for rainforests in 2016? 10 things to watch

50+ companies being investigated or punished for Indonesia’s haze crisis

The year in rainforests: 2015

Giant squid caught on video in Japanese harbor

Mongabay’s 10 most popular conservation news stories in 2015

Christmas gift to the planet: massive rainforest reserve created in Borneo

An unconventional trinity: conservation, religion, and evolution

How does the global commodity collapse impact forest conservation?

Loss of big animals reduces forests’ carbon-storing capacity

Norway extends forest conservation initiative

New short film urges world to ‘stop the burning’

Palm oil expansion triggers ecological cascade, boosting pigs but hurting other species

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